WP: For Bush, the Fun Begins at Recess (Appointments - 105, so far)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062802229.html

For Bush, the Fun Begins at Recess

By Al Kamen
Friday, June 29, 2007; Page A19

Loop Fans have reported hearing an odd creaking sound in recent days and have been wondering what it was. After thorough investigation, we have determined that it was the venerable Senate Confirmation Door slowly closing on people wanting top-level jobs in the Bush administration.

This summer -- the seventh of a presidency -- is when the Senate's confirmation machinery -- especially when it's controlled by the other party -- starts slowing to a crawl.

And it probably doesn't help that some Senate Democrats were infuriated first by the recess appointment of former U.N. ambassador John Bolton in 2005 and especially by the April recess appointment of Sam Fox, a big donor to Republicans and to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth anti- Kerry campaign, as ambassador to Belgium.

Even in normal times, if your nomination papers are not up there before the August recess, your odds of getting a hearing and a confirmation in the fall are greatly diminished -- unless your name is Reid, Schumer or Durbin, or you slide through as part of a package with others.

And if you don't get a hearing this fall, then you'll be looking at confirmation in an election year -- something about as easy as filling an inside straight.

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I thought they were planning on having a few baaastids go back and open the joint up every ten days, just to prevent Bush from pulling that shit.

they wouldn't want to anger the Republicans.

I actually don't know what happened to it, but so that's just an educated guess.

Reid was going to avoid having a formal recess, and tapped a few local guys to check in every few days to prevent asshole from doing any more recess appointment stunts.

Surely Reid isn't so stupid that he thinks * won't take advantage of any and all recesses to do his dirty deeds... :eyes: